An unidentified man, believed to be in his 30’s has been found dead by the Nsawam District Police. The decomposing body was found under a high tension pole in the bush at ‘Combined Farm’ at Dobro, near Nsawam in the Eastern Region. The deceased is believed to have been electrocuted while attempting to steal a […]
Two individuals implicated in the murder of the late Abuakwa North MP, Joseph Boakye (J.B.) Danquah-Adu has been charged before the High Court for conspiracy to commit robbery and murder. The disclosure was made by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, during his presentation on the floor of Parliament on Tuesday, February […]
The West African Examinations Council has released provisional results of 37,825 candidates who sat for the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for Private Candidates, 2023 – Second Series. The entry figure, it said, comprised 17,389 males and 20,725 females. The figure also included 16 visually impaired candidates. A statement issued in Accra and […]
The government has adjusted the salary of public sector workers by 23 per cent. This follows the conclusion of negotiations on the 2024 base pay. Payment of the 23 per cent adjustment took effect from January 1, this year. The Controller and Accountant General, Kwasi Kwaning-Bosompem, confirmed this to the Daily Graphic. He said approval […]
The Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has constructed over 1,000 rural telephony sites under the Ghana Rural Telephony and Digital Inclusion Project (The GRT&DIP) to expand mobile network connectivity to unconnected rural communities. The Minister of Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, who disclosed this in Accra on Sunday [Feb 18, 2024], said as of this […]
The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has suspended its two-week strike after engagements with the National Labour Commission, GTEC, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission. The Union suspended work on February 1 over non-payment of their vehicle maintenance allowances and other conditions of service. It was a back-and-forth between the Union and […]
A man whose identity is yet to be established was stabbed to death at dawn on Thursday, February 15 2024 by suspected armed robbers at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region. He was found lifeless with stab wounds and blood-soaked clothes. The incident occurred at about 4:30 am on Thursday near Goodness filling station at […]
Counsel for Dr Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Samuel Codjoe, has told an Accra High Court that his client will not personally testify, and that they will close their defence. He said as indicated earlier to the court, if satisfied with the evidence of the witnesses, Dr Opuni would exercise his right […]
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has issued a two-day ultimatum to the Office of the Special Prosecutor to release the salaries of some teachers by Friday or face their wrath. The Association alleged that the OSP had withheld the salaries of more than 400 teachers. According to the Office, they are investigating ghost […]
A Chief State Attorney at the Office of the Attorney-General, Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, has been disbarred as a lawyer by the General Legal Council (GLC) for collecting GH¢400,000 from businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome in 2011. Mr Nerquaye-Tetteh was disbarred, meaning he can never practice as a lawyer again in Ghana after the Disciplinary Committee of the […]
The Media fraternity in the country is in a state of shock, following the death of Martin Kwabena Kwakye popularly known as Wofa Kwabena Kwakye of Wofa KK of Oman Fm in Accra. The veteran broadcaster was said to have slumped after his usual appearance on the Station’s flagship morning show programme, the National Agenda […]
Forty per cent of Ghana’s population are under 15 years,the 2022 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS) report of the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed. This means Ghana has a youthful population and an indication for the country to provide services, including education and health, that would address their needs, it explained. This was […]
